Infrastructure

“A bad solution that creates conflict”: Delivery cyclist unconvinced council moving controversial bollards will work

Milton Keynes’ bollards are back under the spotlight: After being criticised for being too narrow, the council finally has a solution, but ultra-cycling legend Steve Abraham is unsure if it’ll work…

London’s cycling chief says he was “punched in the face” by cyclist he confronted for not waiting for pedestrian at floating bus stop

Deputy Mayor of Transport Seb Dance made the comments to a blindness campaigner during Mayor’s Question Time earlier this week

“Raging” motorist mounts pavement and attempts to drive through ‘die-in’ organised in memory of cyclist killed in collision with driver

“We’re at a junction where someone has died, where we’re protesting for road safety. And this man is so angry”

Retired neurologist says increased weight and acceleration of electric vehicles will lead to rise in cycling-related fatalities unless 20mph speed limits are introduced

“By going at 20mph we would save around 30 people from being killed or seriously injured every year in Gloucestershire,” says Dr Paul Morrish

LTN planters overturned and set on fire by vandals on the first day of trial

Planters in Rochdale’s low-traffic neighbourhood, part of a six-month trial which had ‘area-wide support’, are the latest target of vandals

“More needs to be done”: Sadiq Khan to “raise awareness” among London cyclists for improving safety of floating bus stops

Blindness campaigners call for “urgent action” to protect pedestrians from collisions with cycles, although they're unaware of any specific incidents of blind people coming to harm

Amsterdam looking to set a 20kph speed limit on e-bikes

Faster cyclists could be encouraged to either shift to the roads, or lower speed on the cycle tracks

Mayor promises to reassess “risky” cycle route diversion on busy “unsafe” road – but says making cyclists use narrow pavement will not create conflict with pedestrians

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees also criticised a Green Party councillor for claiming that motorists are at the “bottom” of the road user hierarchy

Bollards too narrow for council’s own cargo bike trailers were installed for “safety” reasons… says the council

Milton Keynes delivery cyclist and ultra-cycling legend Steve Abraham branded the bollards "an unhelpful waste of money" after his bike and trailer, supplied by the council, could not fit through

Campaigners hit out at removal of pop-up cycle lane in Birmingham

Facility was installed during coronavirus pandemic at cost of £256k – with a further £167k spent ripping it out

Sunday Telegraph accused of using divisive rhetoric in “death trap” floating bus stops article

Newspaper claims infrastructure puts pedestrians at risk – but doesn’t cite casualty figures backing up that assertion

“Is there anything that can’t be blamed on cyclists?” Baby hospitalised after motorist crashes into bike hangar – and locals blame the hangar

The storage unit has been removed following last week’s collision, with a parked lorry taking its place

“Oh! Bollards!” Delivery cyclist says council’s new cycle route barriers are too narrow for cargo bike trailers… also supplied by the council

“The barriers and bollards are an unhelpful waste of money,” says ultra-cycling legend Steve Abraham

Cyclist who suffered “life-changing” injuries after hitting bike lane kerb sues council in multi-million euro claim

The e-bike rider, who sustained a “catastrophic” brain injury after his head struck a series of granite bollards, claims the fall was caused by the design and layout of the cycle lane

Rishi Sunak urged by Walking and Cycling Alliance to reverse proposed cuts to “essential” active travel funding

“In one move, this government has effectively devastated the legacy of successive Conservative administrations and their work to get Britain cycling,” says Cycling UK

Campaigners lose High Court case against council over “premature” cycle lane removal

London Cycling Campaign said the verdict was a “hollow victory by a borough that seems happy to put people cycling on its streets in danger”

Controversial plan for cycle route through graveyard scrapped — council opts to remove on-street parking to make way for scheme instead

The proposal was branded "disrespectful and ill-thought-out" by campaigners

“There’s a car park 20 metres away”: Cyclists slam cycle lane parking putting riders in danger

Locals say motorists park their vehicles in the bike lane "all day, every day"

New York cycle lane truck attacker avoids death sentence

Sayfullo Saipov will spend the rest of his life in prison for the terrorist attack which killed eight people in October 2017

Pothole crisis will only get worse as research suggests 85% of councils to cut road maintenance projects

The County Councils Network (CCN) warns that the majority of councils will reduce road maintenance works unless new funds are made available

Active Travel England rates councils’ capability to deliver infrastructure — 94% fall in lowest three categories

Just five of the 79 local authorities achieved Active Travel England's 'Rating 3' with "comprehensive plans and a significant network in place" — none achieved 'Rating 4', the highest level

“Ridiculous” and “unsafe” advisory cycle lanes removed just days after being introduced by council to reduce speeds

The painted lanes were brought in to combat motorists “speeding at dangerously high levels”, but were criticised by locals for narrowing the road

“Lawless” motorists driving in cycle lane force council to reinstall bollards – just weeks after they were removed

The bollards were removed in January over concerns that cyclists could collide with them, but since then footage has emerged of drivers using the painted cycle lane and mounting the pavement

Cyclists call on council to reconsider “unsafe” cycle route diversion

Bristol Cycling Campaign says the diversion, put in place due to construction works on a new railway station, has been “rushed through” and will put cyclists in danger

Business owner claims active travel schemes will “kill trade” as council considers closing roads to motor traffic

Sheffield City Council published its plans for better bike lanes and less traffic this week

Objections raised to office bike parking scheme – because it will cause “bottlenecks and noise”

Southwark Council approves Long Lane scheme despite some residents’ opposition

Smart cycling scheme with ‘world first data trust’ will use bike lights to improve roads for cyclists

Jersey is hoping to improve cycling experiences on the island and test the idea of a "data trust" that it says will hold and protect user data

Motorists blame crash victim Dan Walker for not riding on underpass cycle lane – described by locals as “filled with broken glass”

Footage of the collision shows the driver veering into the TV presenter’s lane before hitting him from behind

Council commits to targeting motorists blocking ‘protected’ cycle lane and pavement near school – but illegal parking continues

“It’s an accident waiting to happen,” said one councillor, who argued that “more needs to be done” to make the cycle lane safe

“Cycling is for everyone”: Council leader responds to claim he “doesn’t like cycling because it’s too middle-class”

Work on big-money active travel schemes in Sheffield has been postponed until the end of 2023, but the council insists it "remains committed" to completing the proposals which were meant to be finished next month